6.5 weeks and still no smiles

I commented on another ladies post abour this but thought I would post my own topic. Ugh, I know babies are all different but I'm starting to feel really sad that my boy isn't smiling yet. He doesn't even make eye contact :-( HV (Health Visitor) came and said he was tracking a ball she was holding so will give him a couple of weeks to start smiling. He doesn't coo either :-(

My eldest was around 4/5 weeks when she started smiling and she was riddled with colic and reflux but even she could muster a smile inbetween the relentless screaming.

My son does have colic and silent reflux too although not as bad as my eldest had it but no matter how much I try to get some eye contact, he won't look at me and so won't smile.

I googled some stupid crap too so now am worried it's not normal.

I've got his 6 week check tomorrow so will of course ask about it then but is there anyone else out there with a baby still not smiling?

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My daughter is 9 weeks old now and she started to smile when she was about 6 weeks. She is very colicy and has bad silent reflux so most of the time she was in pain. I was the same like you, googled a lot of stuff on internet and worried so much. I tried so hard to make her interact with me and she didnt. Like I said I had few first smiles when she was about 6 weeks but my husband said is just wind lol. Now she just love when I play with her and is so responsive. Give your baby time, they are all different and some need more time. I'm sure your little boy will give you the most beautiful smiles when he is ready 😍 xx

Easier said than done but try not to worry. At my Baby's 6 week check he hadn't started smiling, the doctor was very 'hmmm well we definitely need to keep an eye on that' - he had me worried but then my LB started smiling at 7.5 weeks just fine 😊

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